New Order !!!

[mike united]

Well, ive finally decided to go for a couple of non-Tamiya cars, cant wait forever for new releases. Can any one of you experienced car modelers tell me just which Aoshimi kits are good quality. I have actually ordered two Aoshimi kits from HLJ but i can always change them again before the 7th of Jan.
Appreciate any help, Mike.

[flyonthewall]

Thought this was a thread about the renowned '80s Manchester pop group who wrote such classics as 'Blue Monday'

[mike united]

Funny you should say that b'cos i am a mancunian...........

No....i realise actually that that particular thread i started wasnt really clear !!!
What i really wanted to know was which Aoshima cars if any, come close to Tamiya's quality. Appreciate any help letting me know which one's.

Cheers, Mike.

[ratdat]

Mike, what sort of thing do you want to build? Modern stuff ...tuner ...old etc??

I find with Aoshima, their older kits tend to be motorised, although some are still very good in spite of this. Their later releases are generally pretty good. I recently picked up, of all things, their MadMax Interceptor and it's a cracking kit! Really detailed and very nicely molded.
I have an Aoshima Honda Accord Wagon kit and that looks pretty good but I haven't got to looking at it closely yet.
I've been doing one of their Datsun 720 pickup lowrider kits and that is junk..not recommended.

I have the three Nissan Silhouette cars they did ( Bluebird, Skyline and Silvia) and despite being motorised they are really nice models with good detail.

I have found Hasegawa kits go together pretty well ..much like Tamiya. You could always get yourself an older Fujimi Enthusiast Kit ...they are pretty good and very detailed.

Take a look on Hobby Search website...they often have pictures of the kits contents and scans of the build instructions too.

[mike united]

I was refering to the modern cars, especially the Veilside's & all the Vans.............

Mike.

[cyclone1410]

Originally Posted by mike united

I was refering to the modern cars, especially the Veilside's & all the Vans.............

Mike.

I have built a few recent Aoshima kits including a Nissan Cima (quite OK with good detailing and very good fit) and a '97 Nissan Elgrand (excellent kit - beautifully detailed and fit is very good). I have a few others that I haven't built yet but they appear to be of almost Tamiya quality.